Child Abuse
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has expressed concern that doctors will have insufficient time to read and digest the General Medical Council’s (GMC) more detailed guidance (MDG) which has been published today and comes into effect on January 30th 2024, alongside the updated version of its ethical standards Good Medical Practice. The MDGs, cover a… Read more »
Ofsted has called on the Government to take action on illegal schools. The call came in Ofsted’s latest annual report, published yesterday. The report also highlighted that religious education (RE) provision in English state schools is ‘not fit for purpose’, and that independent faith schools perform very badly in Ofsted inspections. Humanists UK, which has led the… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Home secretary Theresa May has halted plans to introduce a vetting scheme for adults who come into contact with children. The Labour government’s original proposal would have seen all those who are regularly given responsibility for children required to undergo a crime check. Those who read to children at school, drive them… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Extra paperwork is making stretched social work teams struggle even more to keep control over their casework, council leaders have warned. Research by the Local Government Association (LGA) saw the increase in rules and targets introduced by the government in a bid to improve child protection as the biggest single reason given… Read more »
